Bear Badge Requirements

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To earn the Bear Badge, a Cub Scout must complete 12 achievements out of a possible 24
that are offered in the book. The achievements are grouped in 4 major areas, GOD, COUNTRY,
FAMILY, and SELF. Within each group, a required number of achievements must be completed,
as indicated below. Also, any achievements that they do NOT use to earn the Bear
Badge may be used to earn Arrow Points.

(Note that these achievements, as were the Wolf activities, are primarily done at home
and signed off by an adult family member after the boy has completed each one. The book is
then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and also signs the boy's book.)

The Bear Achievements are as follows, page number references to the Bear Book are in
parenthesis.

If the Cub Scout has not previously earned the Bobcat Badge,
it must be earned first.

With the help of your family or den leader, find out about twofamousAmericans.
Tell the things they did or are doing to improve our way of life.

Find out something about the old homes near the place
where you live. Go and see two of them.

Find out where places of historical interestare locatedin or near your
town are locatedor city.
Go and visit one of them with your family or den.

Choose a state; it can be your favorite one or your home state.Pick your favorite state or home state.
Name its state bird, tree, and flower. Describe its flag. Give the date it was
admitted to the union.

Be a member of the color guard in a flag ceremony for your den or pack.

Display the U.S. flag in your home or fly it on three national holidays.

Set up the equipment and play any two of these outdoor games with your family or
friends. (Backyard golf, Badminton, Croquet, Sidewalk shuffleboard, Kickball, Softball,
Tetherball, Horseshoes, Volleyball)

Play two organized games with your den.

Select a game that your den has never played. Explain the rules. Tell them howit is played,to play it, and
then play it with them.

NOTE TO PARENTS: If a licensed physician certifies that the Cub Scout's physical
condition for an indeterminable time doesn't permit him to do three of the requirements in
this achievement, the Cubmaster andpack committee may authorize substitution of
any three of the arrow points in the elective section of
this bookArrow Point electives.

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